title	BCP132
description	Expected a declaration after the decorator.
ms.topic	reference
ms.custom	devx-track-bicep
ms.date	10/30/2025

Bicep diagnostic code - BCP132

This diagnostic occurs when you have a decorator but there is no declaration following it.

Description

Expected a declaration after the decorator.

Error

Add the proper type declarations after the decorator.

The following example raises the diagnostic because there are no declarations after the decorator.

@description()

You can fix the diagnostic by removing the decorator or adding the declaration after the decorator.

@description('Declare a existing storage account.')
resource store 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts@2023-05-01' existing = {
  name: 'mystore'
}

For a list of valid decorators, see Decorators.

For more information about Bicep diagnostics, see Bicep core diagnostics.